Record

Performance Title	European Community Youth Orchestra
Performance Date	19 August 1979
Performance Day	Sunday
Performance Time	19:30
Main Performers	Murray Perahia - piano
Orchestra or Band	European Community Youth Orchestra
Conductors	Claudio Abbado, Rt Hon Edward Heath
Set List	Overture - 'Prometheus', Beethoven (European Community Youth Orchestra, Edward Heath), Piano Concerto No.4', Beethoven (Murray Perahia, European Community Youth Orchestra), 'Symphony No.7', Bruckner (European Community Youth Orchestra)
Performance Notes	The event was recorded by BBC Sound. The Orchestra was made up of young musicians between the ages of 14 and 21 from the nine Common Market countries.
Related Archival Material	2 B&W photographs (RAHE/3/1979/3)

Catalogue

Reference Number	Title	Date
RAHE/3/1979/3	Photograph of Edward Heath conducting the European Community Youth Orchestra	19 August 1979

Work

Ref No	Title	No of Performances
Edogigod_Xoif	European Community Youth Orchestra Concert	1

Performers

Code	Name of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1506	Perahia; Murray (1947-); KBE; American concert pianist, conductor
DS/UK/11048	European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO); 1976-; European youth orchestra
DS/UK/9778	Abbado; Claudio (26 June 1933-20 January 2014); OMRI; Italian conductor
DS/UK/10920	Heath; Sir; Edward (1916-2005); KG MBE; British politician and prime minister from June 1970-February 1974

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